The Confirmation That Wasn't...Finally Was

This post has been in my draft folder for, about 4 months, it seems. So take that into consideration.

January-

This weather is a joke.  It's been oh so cold. Yet we have no snow.  

It's going to continue to be cold.  The snow in the forcast is for an inch of accumulation. It was too cold to ski today. And for the most part,  there is no sun.  

Oh and yes no end in sight. I mean,  if you're lucky May is decent.  

Why do we live here?! 

Job. Right.  

But if we saved enough to buy a little Farm, maybe we could provide for the family without a real job?? Somewhere you can farm year round.  

January 15

January 11

No skiing this week was fine since Noah had Confirmation scheduled for tonight.  And we had been to no- less- than 10 stores over the last few days looking for a suit. Between the lack of availability thanks to COVID,  and his insanely small waist, it's been very frustrating. On a whim we stopped at a thrift store as a last ditch effort before returning to kohls to buy the only possibility that I hated and was pained to spend 150$ on. 

(Yes,  I know this is what happens when you wait until the last minute. I forgot he needed a new suit. His waist isn't growing, but he is getting taller. )

Thanks to some fervent and desperate prayers for St Anthony's intercession, I found this at the thrift store. For 11.99. And it looked like it would fit (no fitting rooms thanks to COVID). 

We rushed from the thrift store to the barber shop. Where the guy thought he was cutting Judah's hair. Ummm....the one tiny curl in the back? No , definitely here to shorten the mop on the teenager here. Judah was a good tag-along. 

Then we came home, scurried around to get  people ready only to get a phone call that Confirmation was postponed. 

Well at least everyone is prepared, assuming Noah doesn't grow too much in the meantime. 

Fast Forward to May 31...Confirmation time again! But in the hustle and bustle...it was almost missed. I thought today was Monday, and the rest of the world was clueless. Good thing a friend of Noah's reached out for info or it could have been disastrous.

All's well that end's well. 

Noah has been sealed with the Holy Spirit.

His Confirmation name is Isadore. Not the farmer, the Bishop from the 6th century who is somehow the patron saint of computer programming. 

Just a couple of randoms found on the camera. 

Judah loves to throw balls if you put him in the ball pit. He is FAST too, makes one big mess in no time flat.

Can't really get mad at the face, though!